Lorong Selamat Char Koay Teow

That s almost double the normal price.

Lorong selamat char koay teow. See the price tag it s rm5 50 for the smallest plate. By penang island standards it is very expensive 7 50 ringgit per plate 1 pound fifty pence 2 us dollars and thirty cents. We already had our tummies filled with penang road famous teochew chendul assam laksa and rojak but a trip to penang wouldn t be complete without penang char koay teow so off we went to kafe heng huat at lorong selamat georgetown where one of the best and most delicious char koay teow in penang can be found. Parking is an absolute nightmare but the food is worth all the trouble.

When i popped by today he was. The other stall is the woman at 108 lorong selamat heng huat cafe. He has a mobile cart along the side of the road. If you have time to wait this is the stall for char koay teow fried flat rice noodles in penang.

The char kway teow at lorong selamat cafe heng huat comes in three sizes rm9 50 rm10 rm12 a dish at char kway teow here is definitely more expensive than other penang char kway teow usually about rm6 but still there is huge demand and you can expect to wait about 15 to 20 minutes during non peak period much longer during peak period lunch hours. Kafe heng huat 108 lorong selamat 10400 georgetown. At post time i am seriously craving for char koay teow and although lorong selamat s char koay teow is expensive for penang s standards i would gladly pay rm10 or even more just to have a plate right here right now. Located at 84 lorong selamat low eng hoo cafe now called ktg cafe this is the char koay teow stall famous for the goggles man.

We ve also heard about other well known char kway teow stalls such as sin wah char koay teow at pulau tikus night market and the stall helmed by the man with black goggles. You can find char koay teow from other hawker stalls for about 3 ringgit 60 pence 1 us. Actually there are many char koay teow stalls peppered all around penang most are nice if not great to eat also but to find the most famous most controversial and most expensive penang char koay teow go to kafe heng huat lorong selamat georgetown penang. There s much hoo hah with regards to another stall at lorong selamat but this old man beat it hands down.

Char kuey teow is basically flat rice noodles stir fried with shrimp bloody cockles chinese lap cheong sausage eggs bean sprouts and chives in a mix of soy sauce. Your visit to penang won t be complete if you haven t taste a plate of the famous penang char koay teow.